The US, despite the recession is pouring money and energy into co-work models.
On July 7th, 2009, New York City Mayor Bloomburg announced a $1.5 million bail-out plan to retain media jobs via coworking spaces:
On July 26th, 2009, the Washington Post published a front page article called on ditching cublicles in exchange for coworking spaces.
On July 28th, 2009, the Wall Street Journal posted an article called
And, on August 16th, the Chicago Tribune posted an article called
Seems like we may be on to something!